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Eclipse WTP – Downloads and BEA Vision

2005-03-15

The Eclipse Web Tools Platform (WTP) 1.0 tools are now available as a developer release, and aim to make it easier for devs to build and validate a variety of enterprise-caliber web services. IDN looks at the WTP tools, which officially ship in July, and talks with folks at BEA who will bring a broader vision for WTP to help with visual development and workflow.

Web services are presenting Java and NET developers new easy-to-learn opportunities to access and integrate with valuable legacy assets, according to a growing number of enterprise apps professionals. See why non-programmatic approaches, including even screen scraping could boost career opps for Java and .NET enterprise devs.

SAP execs see a huge uptick in F2000 SOA projects that can lower the cost of developing or adjusting code to meet business needs. That means developers and architects will need more than Java, .NET and XML technology skills, they say. Take a look at SAP's 2-year Enterprise Service Architecture approach, which looks to 'connect-the-dots' between IT assets a company's business goals.

Sun's vice president of Java's web services and tools says open web services are at a crossroads in 2005, and posits that there are five (5) keys that would fully unlock the power of these new, open technologies. Notably, Keller says, XML has the power to create a vast array of portable data options. He also says multi-vendor co-operation on a number of fronts, spurred by end user pressures, may unlock web services full power.

Two key events for web services security this week: (a) The RSA Security convenes in San Francisco; and (b) OASIS wraps up final comments on its plan to secure SOAP attachments via WS-Security. To give architects and devs some hands-on perspectives on securing web services projects, IDN spoke with Mark O'Neill, a leading web services security expert author.

During 2005, demand for SOA-savvy architects and developers is poised to explode, says leading enterprise software maker SAP. But, to enjoy a huge upside, these SOA experts will need more than Java, .NET and XML technology skills. See why SAP says F1000 firms will clamor for ESA (Enterprise Service Architecture) experts who can 'connect-the-dots' between IT assets a company's business goals.

As the WS-I's Basic Security Working Group convenes this week, IDN takes an in-depth developers' look at WS-Security, a top proposal before BSWG. IDN spoke with Steven Van Roekel, a Microsoft web services director, and one of the co-authors WS-Security with IBM, Versign and others. He details the vision and benefits of the proposal, discusses how developers could implement it, what cross-platform features exist and are planned, and how WS-Security backers are working with other camps.

Predictions of a strong boon in enterprise mobile have been made almost every year since the late 1990s. But this time, the stars are aligning to make 2005 the year of the mobile enterprise, says an exec with Sybase's iAnywhere Solutions. The key: A wave of mobile integration standards and technologies that bring low-cost, easy-to-deploy integration between enterprise software and smartphones, PDAs, tablets and other off-the-shelf mobile devices.

Predictions of a strong boon in enterprise mobile have been made almost every year since the late 1990s. But this time, the stars are aligning to make 2005 the year of the mobile enterprise, says an exec with Sybase's iAnywhere Solutions. The key: A wave of mobile integration standards and technologies that bring low-cost, easy-to-deploy integration between enterprise software and smartphones, PDAs, tablets and other off-the-shelf mobile devices.

A report from Evans Data Corp. has found that more than half of all DBAs are working not just with their SQL database, but with web services, XML, middleware and even application performance tasks. See more about the changing face of DBAs and devs in 2005.

A pair of recent surveys of IT execs expect 2005 will see many shops with COBOL/RPG legacy systems seriously review .NET-based middleware options will give Java a run for its money in offering effective and low-cost ways to integrate legacy apps and data into web applications and web services.